1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1987 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
Duration August – November 1987
Playoff
Duration November 28 – December 19, 1987
Championship date December 19, 1987
Championship site Minidome, Pocatello, Idaho
Champion Northeast Louisiana Indians
Payton Award Kenny Gamble – RB (Colgate)
Division I-AA football season

The 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level, began in August 1987, and concluded with the National Championship Game of the NCAA Division I Football Championship on December 19, 1987, at the Minidome in Pocatello, Idaho. The Northeast Louisiana Indians (now known as the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks) won their first I-AA championship, defeating the Marshall Thundering Herd by a final score of 43-42.[1]

Conference changes and new programs

  • The Gulf Star Conference folded after the 1986 season when four of its founding members, Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, Southwest Texas State, and Stephen F. Austin, joined the Southland Conference. The Gulf Star's remaining football member, Nicholls State, opted to become an Independent. Three former Southland Conference members, Arkansas State, Lamar, and Louisiana Tech, moved to D-IAA Independent status following their joining the newly formed, non-football, American South Conference as charter members.
School1986 Conference1987 Conference
AkronOhio ValleyIndependent (I-A)
Arkansas StateSouthlandI-AA Independent
DavidsonSouthernColonial
Eastern WashingtonI-AA IndependentBig Sky
LamarSouthlandI-AA Independent
Louisiana TechSouthlandI-AA Independent
Nicholls StateGulf StarI-AA Independent
Northwestern StateGulf StarSouthland
Sam Houston StateGulf StarSouthland
Southwest Texas StateGulf StarSouthland
Stephen F. AustinGulf StarSouthland
Towson StateD-II IndependentI-AA Independent

Conference standings

1987 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#5 Idaho $^ 7 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
#10 Weber State ^ 7 –1 –0  10 –3 –0
Montana 5 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Boise State 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Nevada 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Northern Arizona 4 –4 –0  7 –4 –0
Idaho State 3 –5 –0  3 –7 –1
Eastern Washington 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Montana State 0 –8 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Idaho earned automatic berth and
    Weber State earned at-large berth in I-AA playoffs.
1987 Colonial League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#1 Holy Cross $ 4 –0 –0  11 –0 –0
Lehigh 3 –1 –1  5 –5 –1
Colgate 2 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Lafayette 2 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
Bucknell 1 –3 –1  4 –5 –1
Davidson 0 –3 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from poll=The Sports Network poll
1987 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#4 Northern Iowa $^ 6 –0 –0  10 –4 –0
Western Illinois 5 –1 –0  7 –4 –0
Eastern Illinois 3 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
SW Missouri State 3 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Indiana State 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Southern Illinois 2 –4 –0  3 –8 –0
Illinois State 0 –6 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Northern Iowa earned automatic berth in the I-AA playoffs
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll
1987 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Harvard $ 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Brown 5 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Yale 5 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Princeton 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Cornell 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Penn 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Dartmouth 1 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
Columbia 0 –7 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA I-AA Poll
1987 MEAC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#20 Delaware State $ 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
#18 Howard 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
South Carolina State 3 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
Bethune–Cookman 2 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
North Carolina A&T 1 –4 –0  3 –8 –0
Morgan State 0 –5 –0  1 –9 –0
Florida A&M 0 –0 –0  5 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Florida A&M games did not count as conference games in 1987;Records adjusted for Howard & Arkansas Pine-Bluff forfeits to Delaware State
Rankings from Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1987 Ohio Valley football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#7 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
#15 Youngstown State +^ 5 –1 –0  8 –4 –0
Middle Tennessee State 4 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
Murray State 3 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Tennessee Tech 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Morehead State 1 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Austin Peay 1 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll
1987 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#2 Appalachian State $^  7 –0     11 –3  
#14 Marshall ^  4 –2     10 –5  
Furman  4 –3     7 –4  
Chattanooga  4 –3     6 –5  
VMI  2 –4     4 –7  
Western Carolina  2 –4     4 –7  
East Tennessee State  2 –5     5 –6  
The Citadel  1 –5     4 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
1987 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#3 Northeast Louisiana $^ 6 –0 –0  13 –2 –0
#19 Sam Houston State 5 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
#16 North Texas State ^ 5 –1 –0  7 –5 –0
Northwestern State 3 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
SW Texas State 2 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Stephen F. Austin 1 –5 –0  3 –7 –1
McNeese State 1 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll
1987 SWAC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#9 Jackson State $^ 7 –0 –0  8 –3 –1
Southern 5 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Alcorn State 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Alabama State 4 –3 –0  8 –3 –0
Grambling State 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Texas Southern 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Prairie View A&M 1 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Mississippi Valley State 0 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll
1987 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#17 Richmond +^ 6 –1 –0  7 –5 –0
#13 Maine +^ 6 –1 –0  8 –4 –0
Connecticut 5 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
New Hampshire 4 –3 –0  7 –3 –0
Delaware 2 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
UMass 2 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Boston University 2 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Rhode Island 1 –6 –0  1 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA I-AA Poll
1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#6 Georgia Southern ^ 0 –0 –0  9 –3 –0
#8 James Madison ^ 0 –0 –0  9 –3 –0
#12 Arkansas State ^ 0 –0 –0  8 –3 –1
#11 Western Kentucky ^ 0 –0 –0  7 –4 –0
Villanova 0 –0 –0  6 –4 –0
Northeastern 0 –0 –0  6 –5 –0
Florida A&M 0 –0 –0  5 –5 –1
Nicholls State 0 –0 –0  5 –5 –1
William & Mary 0 –0 –0  5 –6 –0
Towson 0 –0 –0  4 –6 –0
Tennessee State 0 –0 –0  3 –7 –1
Lamar 0 –0 –0  3 –8 –0
Louisiana Tech 0 –0 –0  3 –8 –0
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

Conference champions

Conference Champions

Big Sky Conference – Idaho
Colonial League – Holy Cross
Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference – Northern Iowa
Ivy League – Harvard
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Howard
Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky and Youngstown State
Southern Conference – Appalachian State
Southland Conference – Northeast Louisiana
Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State
Yankee Conference – Richmond

Postseason

NCAA Division I-AA Playoff bracket

First Round
November 28
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
December 5
Campus sites 		Semifinals
December 12
Campus sites 		National Championship Game
December 19
Minidome – Pocatello, Idaho
        
Richmond 3
Appalachian State* 20
Appalachian State* 19
Georgia Southern 0
Maine 28
Georgia Southern* 31*
Appalachian State* 10
Marshall 24
Weber State 59
Idaho* 30
Weber State 23
Marshall* 51
James Madison 12
Marshall* 41
Marshall 42
Northeast Louisiana 43
North Texas State 9
Northeast Louisiana* 30
Northeast Louisiana* 33
Eastern Kentucky 32
Western Kentucky 17
Eastern Kentucky* 40
Northeast Louisiana* 44**
Northern Iowa 41
Youngstown State 28
Northern Iowa* 31
Northern Iowa* 49
Arkansas State 28
Arkansas State 35
Jackson State* 32

* Next to team name denotes host institution

* Next to score denotes host overtime periods

References

  1. ↑ "1987 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
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